Riza Sapunxhiu

Riza Sapunxhiu (15 March 1925-6 September 2008) was Prime Minister of SAP Kosovo from May 1980 to May 1982, succeeding Bahri Oruqi and preceding Ymer Pula.

Biography
Riza Sapunxhiu was born in Pec, Kosovo, Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1925, and he became a member of the League of Communists of Kosovo. From 1980 to 1982, he served as Prime Minister of SAP Kosovo, and he became a World Bank official in 1982 due to his successes as an economist. He opposed the civil war in Yugoslavia in 1991.